Congress blocks DOE rule on appliance energy labels, certification, and enforcement rules
Legislative Progress
222–203
Impacts
Key Points
- Congress votes to cancel a Department of Energy rule about appliance energy standards paperwork, labels, and enforcement for certain products.
- If this resolution becomes effective, the DOE rule would have no legal effect, meaning the new federal requirements would not take place.
- Appliance makers and commercial equipment sellers would not have to follow the rule’s added certification and labeling steps described in that DOE rule.
- For shoppers, this could affect what energy-use information shows up on product labels, depending on what the canceled rule would have required.
- The resolution targets the rule itself, not a single brand or product, so the impact depends on which consumer and business equipment the DOE rule covered.
Milestones
Became Public Law No: 119-8.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 223.
What Happens Next
Projected impacts based on AI analysis
The Department of Energy rule named in the resolution is treated as canceled and cannot be enforced.
Manufacturers and sellers generally would not have to follow the new certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements from that specific rule.
Vote Results
3 votesOn Passage
On the Motion to Proceed
On the Joint Resolution
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
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